Police: Tires stolen off cars in Lyon, South Lyon

The owners of four vehicles in the area reported tires and rims stolen from their cars late during the early morning hours May 6 in what appears to be a rash of similar incidents throughout the region.

In Lyon Township, two Fords were targeted, likely after midnight Wednesday morning, in the 11 Mile, Martindale and Pontiac Trail area, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

A deputy said it appears thieves loosened the security lights to disengage electricity on the vehicles. The cars were parked at homes, one on Creekside and the other on McCormick.

Two similar incidents were reported in South Lyon, one on Polo Drive in the Trotter’s Pointe subdivision at 11 Mile and Pontiac Trail and another on Wellington near 10 Mile and Martindale. South Lyon Police Lt. Chris Sovik said both appeared to take place during the overnight hours between Tuesday and Wednesday.

In all four cases, the vehicles were left on landscaping blocks.

Similar incidents have been reported in Novi and West Bloomfield, as well as in Livingston and Wayne counties.

“We haven’t gotten hit as much as surrounding agencies, but everyone realizes it is a problem,” Sovik said.

County sheriff’s detectives are investigating to see if there is a link between these recent cases and a report at Hines Park Ford dealership in New Hudson on March 13 when an employee found seven sets of tires missing from Edges, Explorers and Fusions.

Anyone with information should call the sheriff’s office Lyon substation in Lyon at 248-437-0616 or South Lyon Police at 248-437-1773.